Marlyce Polk Reed

Marlyce Rae Polk Reed (b 14 January 1955) is an American clarinetist and composer.[1]

Reed earned a B. Mus. from the University of Wisconsin and a M. Mus from Northwestern University. Her teachers included Edward Brunner, Gloria Coates[1] and Alan Stout.[2] She married Stanley A. Reed in 1979.[3]

Reed’s music is published by Seesaw Music Corp. and Shawnee Press.[1]

Works

Her works include:

Chamber music

  • Brass Quartet[1]
  • Chromasia (alto sax and percussion)[1]
  • Clarinet Rhapsody No. 1[1]
  • Obtude (oboe)[1]
  • Sounds (oboe)[1]
  • String Quartet[1]
  • Three Short Dialogues (clarinet trio)[4]
  • Two Autumn Moods (tuba)[5]
  • Woodwind Quintet No. 1[1]

Orchestral music

  • Saxophone Concerto[1]
  • Shir Kadosh (boys choir and orchestra)[1]

Vocal music

  • A Dedication to My Father[1]
  • Love Come Take My Hand (mezzo soprano and flute)[1]
  • Wedding Carillon (mezzo soprano and flute)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music USA. pp. 575–576. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  2. ↑ Pfitzinger, Scott (2017-03-01). Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-23627-6.
  3. ↑ Reed, Stanley (29 Sep 1979). "Rites are Performed: Polk-Reed". Herald-Times Reporter (Manitowoc Wisconsin). p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Three short dialogues". test.woodwind.org. Archived from the original on 2025-10-17. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  5. ↑ Reed, Marlyce Polk. "American Music Center Collection of Published Scores". Retrieved 4 Aug 2026.
  6. ↑ "Marlyce Rae Polk Reed Song Texts | LiederNet". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
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